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From Lahaina News:
Kupu, Hawaiʻi’s largest youth-focused conservation and sustainability nonprofit, is proud to announce its partnership with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) launching Nā Manu ʻElele Steward Program. The program will employ 24 individuals to steward sensitive natural and cultural areas across the Hawaiian Islands.
The deadline to apply is Oct. 27, 2023. The start date is Dec. 4, 2023.
This initiative expands on the success of the Pololū Trail Stewards program, which launched in 2021 as a pilot project in collaboration with the lineal descendent community of Pololū, DLNR’s Nā Ala Hele Trail and Access Program and Kupu.
The stewards are responsible for educating visitors, enforcing safety measures and maintaining the increasingly popular Hawai’i Island trail. The program sees great success by increasing visitors’ awareness of the trail’s hiking conditions and the valley’s history and cultural significance. There’s also been a decrease in hiking accidents, illegal camping and parking infractions.
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